Idris Elba Is Macklemore's Hype Man in 'Dance Off' Video: Watch Here

Idris Elba does not typically wear a fur coat, fedora and leather gloves, but apparently this is the garb required to feature in Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' video for the single "Dance Off," which released on Tuesday.

The song, which takes a few cues from Thriller by way of groaning organs, sees Elba—actor of venerable repute and dashing good looks—serve as Macklemore's hype man. Let that sink in for a minute.

The video is peak Macklemore—which is to say gratuitously upbeat and clean—aside from a little unexpected nudity by way of a men's locker room scene. Elba does well as the song's foreboding narrator as people settle various beefs by way of dance moves instead of fisticuffs.